initial

adjective/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

Frequency rank: #1,427 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Existing or happening at the beginning; first.

Illustration for the English word “initial”

Example sentence

The initial step is to read all the instructions carefully.

Synonyms & related words

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